Recorded 1894–1935 Girls' name Peak 1894 21 births

Gettie — girls' name

21 babies named Gettie in U.S. Social Security records since 1894, with the highest year being 1894. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s61910s51920s51930s5
1890s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Gettie was born in this single decade.

1894
Single peak year

6 babies were named Gettie in 1894 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gettie

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Gettie between 1894 and 1935, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gettie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1935. The name reached its historical peak in 1894, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gettie performed strongest in the 1890s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Gettie shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gettie in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 21 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Gettie at a glance

Last recorded 1935

Total births

21

Since 1894

42 years of records

Peak year

1894

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1890s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1935

Active since

1894

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 1935

Gettie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1935–1894

Last recorded 1935
Peak year (1894)
6
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
4.555.566.5 1935192119171894 6

Gettie by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1890s
Peak decade
1890s
6 births that decade — 29% of Gettie's all-time total
1890s61910s51920s51930s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gettie?
21 babies have been named Gettie since 1894. It was last recorded in 1935. The peak year was 1894 with 6 births.
When was Gettie most popular?
Gettie was most popular in the 1890s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1894.
How long has the name Gettie been used?
Gettie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1894, spanning 42 years of data through 1935.
What names are similar to Gettie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Getsemani, Gethsemane, Gethsemani, Getrude, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1894–1935 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.